US prosecutors go after son of Congo president for alleged embezzlement

Sassou Nguesso, a 76-year-old former military officer, is one of the world's longest-serving leaders. AFP/File/ludovic MARIN

In Miami, US federal prosecutors “have made arrangements to seize” a luxurious property belonging to Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, the NGO added in a document. In 2010, the younger Sassou Nguesso “was appointed by his father as deputy managing director” of the SNPC.“Between 2011 and 2014”, the younger Sassou Nguesso “embezzled millions of dollars from the SNPC”, the American judicial document continues.

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